B2 English P5 review

Choose the correct function for the folowing sturctures

past simple (ed) or past progressive (was/were + verbING)

• General or specific time in the past

• unspecified time in the past

• habitual or repeated action in the past

• before a time in the past

• future in the past

Jennie (a)   in New York for two years when she first met her wife, Tom. (live)

In July 2012, Jennie (a)   in a restaurant in Queens. (work)

She (a)   much money until she started working at the restaurant. (make)

Tom, on the other hand, (a)   college for three years when he took a job as a waiter at the restaurant. (attend)

Two of Jennie's friends (a)   at the restaurant, and they instriduced her to Tom (work)

My life _____ rather lonely. That was before I met and married Barbara.

• used to be
• would be
• both are correct

I _____ 50 to 60 hours a week because I'd recently moved to town and didn't know anybody. That was stressing me out.

• used to work
• would work
• both are correct

Every work day was the same. I _____ , eat breakfast, and catch the bus to work.

• used to get up
• would get up
• both are correct

When I wasn't working late, I _____ my evenings watching TV.

• used to spend
• would spend
• both are correct